babouche

noun

ba·​bouche

bəˈbüsh,

bä-

plural -s

: a slipper of a style that originated in Morocco and that lacks a heel or quarters

Word History

Etymology

French, from Arabic bābūj, bābūsh, from Persian pāpūsh

First Known Use

1695, in the meaning defined above

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